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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Splintered
7-3 131.25
121.01
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
120 1-9
89.98

Splintered defeat Lazy Laughing Lizard for third straight win, 131.25-120.00

Splintered extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Lazy Laughing Lizard, earning a 131.25-120.00 win. Splintered never trailed in this one after earning a 20.25-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Patrick Mahomes (32.5 points) and Tyreek Hill (25). Derrick Henry (35 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (30) carried the flag for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. This marks the second time this season Splintered have taken down Lazy Laughing Lizard, after winning 132-86.5 in their last matchup. Splintered improve to 7-3 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 1-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Splintered   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 29 points against his 13.19-point projection. During a 24-16 win over the Panthers, he ran for 93 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jones ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Splintered
Points
% of total points 131.25
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.5
25.18
24.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
29
13.19
22.1%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
25
14.53
19%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
12
5.52
9.1%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 120
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35
11.9
29.2%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
30
13.81
25%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
18.5
14.79
15.4%
4
Davante Adams
WR
13.5
14.45
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Splintered who owned the lead, 73.75-53.50. For Splintered, Patrick Mahomes had a 63-yard touchdown pass. Derrick Henry made the highlight reel for Lazy Laughing Lizard with a 68-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Joey Slye had a 50-yard field goal for Lazy Laughing Lizard, who trailed 114.75-113.50 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Splintered   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Splintered exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Lazy Laughing Lizard had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lazy Laughing Lizard could have used points from George Kittle and Carson Wentz, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 11.25-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Splintered managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 31.03-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Derrick Henry officially recorded the highest score of any player on Lazy Laughing Lizard this season with 35 points.

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